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THE TOON ART OF

JOHN BLACKBURN

About John Blackburn

On April 7th, 2006, we lost an icon and part of our history. John Blackburn
passed away at 8.35pm due to complications from treatment for colon cancer. He
was 67.

Born on September 10th, 1939, John grew up in rural Statesboro, Georgia,
attended Georgia State College, then transferred to art school in Nashville,
Tennessee during the 1950's.

John's first art exhibit was in 1960 in Statesboro, GA. Delighted and
encouraged when the local chamber of commerce invited him to display his
landscapes, John was so excited he decided to create new paintings including
nude men in the scenery. Nobody thought about checking to see what the budding
young artist was planing on presenting until the actual opening. Thus, as the
exhibit opened at the public library John innocently exhibited the first
homoerotic art exhibit in Statesboro and possibly the South.

Sometime around 1962 John moved to Los Angeles and never looked back. He
immediately immersed himself in the burgeoning gay community. John's artwork
was on the cover of ONE Magazine. Founded by Harry Hay, Jim Kempner, Morris
Knight and designer Rudy Gernriech, One was the first gay periodical of its
day. John's art was soon featured in Physique Pictorial, the magazine created
by Bob Mizer of AMG Studios.

During the late 70's John created the infamous character of Coley, a bisexual
hedonist whose sexual pleasures were vast and indulged often. For this
character John incorporated his own experiences and memories of what it was
like being a young gay blade in the south during the 60's & 70's. John also
created artwork for the Meatmen comic series, including a cover for issue #21.
During 1977 John had two milestones in his life. He opened FrameMakers in
Westwood, CA, where he designed and built custom frames. He also met the love
of his life, Jimmy Kawakami.

John was a close friend of Ted Shawn, a prominent New York dancer and founder
of the Denishawn dance company. John painted numerous portraits of Ted and the
company, using the images of dancers as prototypes for his artwork. John
Blackburn loved art, spending hours, sometimes entire days, painting in his
studio. John worked with all mediums: oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor,
pen&ink, pencil and block prints. John liked nothing better than creating art,
surrounded by his birds, with whom he also had a strong affinity.

"John definitely had a Zen philosophy," says his life partner Jimmy, "he was
very kind and had a non-judgmental approach to everyone, and everything. He
believed that all in this world was of equal value. He didn't place people
above other living creatures. John did had bad memories of the religious dogma
from the area he grew up, but in recent years was thinking of moving back. He
longed for a slower pace. LA was getting to him. We both were seeking a
quieter life."

John Blackburn is survived by his sisters Billie and Frances, his three birds
Camille, Simone and Carmen, and his true love Jimmy Kawakami. John Blackburn
will be loved and missed by the people who knew him and had the pleasure of
experiencing the art, spirit and kindness of this true southern gentleman.

This is a collection of poser work consisting of a variety
of artists. With most of them, I only have a few samples of their work and have
not found a way to contact them. Others, I have seven or eight of their renders,
but likewise, don't know how to contact them. The names, with the files, and many are without signatures,
are how they were presented to me by donors. If they are in error, or if your
name appears on a render you did not create, please contact me and let me know.
If you do not wish to have your renders appear at Daddyshere, please let me
know.

If you, viewing this page, are one of the artists, or know
how to contact the artists, please write to me. I would very much like to create
a solo page of that work. All should contact me via
sirdad@stny.rr.com
or
Master_D@stny.rr.com.

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of young and older men and erotic relationships between the two. If you
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another site!

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young and older men and erotic relationships between the two. If you find this subject
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